Timeline for How to deal with a CEO making all technical decisions but with little technical knowledge?
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| Dec 29, 2010 at 18:03 | comment | added | BlairHippo | I'm glad it worked out for you, truly. But in my experience, going for some sense of "closure" rarely works out well; the other person, unruly sonuvabitch they are, always screws up their lines. And my core point about the CEO likely taking it as a personal attack still stands. If the poster needs to pull a similar move to feel good about leaving, then they should go for it; but recognize it for the personal gratification it is. | |
| Dec 29, 2010 at 17:31 | comment | added | Tyanna | I wasn't being optimistic that the CEO will all of a sudden wake up and see the error of his ways. I'm very much thinking of the OP and how he feels. If I was in his shoes I'd want to get it off my chest before I leave and then walk away with a 'clean slate' so to speak. Having been in a situation similar to this, it felt nice saying what I felt on my last day with a new job in hand. :) | |
| Dec 29, 2010 at 16:19 | comment | added | BlairHippo | I am very, very wary of this course of action. (Aside from "flee", which I cannot agree with strongly enough.) As described by the poster, every time the facts pick a fight with this CEO's ego, the ego comes out on top. You seem to be under the impression that this will help the CEO realize his behavior is destructive; I find that highly optimistic. I think it much more likely that the CEO will take it as a personal attack. Which leaves the poster vulnerable should the CEO be friendly with other local employer-types who don't realize what a useless jackass he is. | |
| Dec 29, 2010 at 16:16 | comment | added | JeffO | This CEO is not open to constructive feedback and would probably retaliate in some way. Just make up some excuse to get another job. | |
| Dec 29, 2010 at 15:01 | history | answered | Tyanna | CC BY-SA 2.5 |